Friday, Aug. 10The Travis Adams Band will host a benefit from 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, to 1 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at Anthony’s Bar and Grill in Dunkirk. Proceeds from T-shirt sales and a raffle will be given to the Hayward family. Ticket sales benefit Frank Hayward III.

The North Beach Friday Night Farmer’s Market and Classic Car Cruise-In will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10. For more information, call 410-257-9618, or go to northbeachmd.org.

The River Concert Series at St. Mary’s College of Maryland will host the Chesapeake Orchestra at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, at Woodlawn Farm in Ridge, featuring Sarah Jones and Quiet Nights and Quiet Stars. For more information, call 301-904-2272, or go to www.chesapeakeorchestra.org.

Saturday, Aug. 11

A free, three-hour football clinic, “Gridiron Legacy,” will be held Saturday, Aug. 11, in Calvert County. There are approximately 25 slots available. The camp will be run by ex-Redskins, all with Super Bowl rings. Gary Clark, with two Super Bowl rings and four-time pro bowler, will lead the group. Participating kids get free access to their individual position coaches for 52 weeks via email and free pictures and autographs with the players at the end of the clinic. For more information, go to www.gridironfootballschool.com/0/Home, or contact Bernie Alvey at Bernie@AlveyProperties.com or 301-752-7922.

The Not So Modern Jazz Quartet will perform music of the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at The Westlawn Inn. There is no cover charge, but diners will have priority seating. For more information, call 410-257-0001.

There will be a country dance Saturday, Aug. 11, at the American Legion Post 206. Teachers will be available to give instruction. One-hour lessons commence at 7 p.m., followed by dancing from 8 p.m. until midnight. Cost of $15 per person includes soft drinks or draft beer and light munchies. It will be in the upper level ballroom in Chesapeake Beach on Route 260. All are welcome. For more information, call 301-855-6466, or go to www.ALPost206.org.

Justin Crenshaw Band will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the North Beach Pavilion. For more information about this free concert, call 410-257-9618, or go to www.northbeachmd.org.

The Calvert Marine Museum will present Waterman for a Day at the Lore Oyster House on Saturday, Aug. 11. Experience life and work in an oyster packing house, use oyster tongs, work in the shucking room and sing work songs from 1 to 4 p.m. Learn about oyster biology and how to help restore Crassostrea virginica from the Southern Maryland Oyster Cultivation Society free of charge. Excursions with Captain Rachel aboard “Roughwater,” a Chesapeake workboat, showing the skills and tools used by working watermen, will leave the oyster house at 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at a cost of $15 per person. Outings are limited to six passengers each; call 410-326-2042, ext. 41, for reservations.

Volunteers are needed for the Point Farm garden restoration from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 11, at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum. Point Farm was the country retreat of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Patterson. In 1983, Mrs. Patterson donated the property to the state in honor of her late husband, creating the museum. Join the JPPM Garden Club as it works to recreate the splendor of the main house gardens using the original plans of noted landscape architect Rose Greely. For information, call 410-586-8578, or email bseifert@mdp.state.md.us.

Enjoy a docent led tour of Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum while learning about the role the land that is now JPPM played during the War of 1812 and Colonial times, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11. Visit the site where Maryland’s largest naval battle took place and hear the stories of individuals who lived and worked this land long ago. Tours meet at the JPPM visitor center. Cost is $5 per person, $4 for Friends of JPPM. For more information, call 410-586-8501, or email jppm@mdp.state.md.us.

Join Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center for “Creative Writing in the Garden” 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 11. Set amid the beautifully blooming garden and artfully arranged galleries, this four-class series meets every two weeks and is designed for creative writers of all levels. Genres may include poetry, fiction, drama and creative non-fiction. Students will be guided through the writing process using exercises and readings that emphasize dynamic and meaningful expression. Students will have the opportunity to share their work and receive feedback from the rest of the class if desired. This event is great for teens or adults. Cost for members is $85; non-members are $90.

There will be a farmer’s market from 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Calvert County Fairgrounds, 140 Calvert Fair Dr., Prince Frederick. For more information, call 410-535-4583, or go to calvertag.com.

Sunday, Aug. 12

Monday, Aug. 13St. Maries Musica will be hosting auditions for all voice parts (soprano, alto, tenor and bass) at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, at Patuxent Presbyterian Church, 23421 Kingston Creek Road, California, just off Route 4. Auditioners should bring a prepared song or sheet music to perform, and a short sight-reading exercise will be provided. Interested singers should contact Barbara Lorton at 301-373-8181 and indicate their voice part.

The Chesapeake Biological Laboratory seminar series will host “Chesapeake Bay Watershed Hydrology,” presented by Rosemary Fanelli, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 23, in Nice Hall, 121 Williams St., Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons. The series is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Contact Debbie Hoffbeck at Hoffbeck@umces.edu or 410-326-7460.

Tuesday, Aug. 14The College of Southern Maryland will host a Career Starters program open house from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, at the Prince Frederick campus, room 119. The open house will introduce the program’s slate of non-credit courses for people who want to kick start a new career in business, construction, early childhood, health care, hospitality, information technology, transportation or veterinary medicine in 10 to 16 weeks. Prospective students can meet with a program coordinator and instructors from each career field, learn about financial assistance options and register for classes, as well as enter a drawing for an instant scholarship for the fall 2012 semester. For more information, call 443-550-6199, ext. 7765, or go to www.csmd.edu/CareerStarters.

Auditions for the Alumni Players’ next production, “Friends Till the End,” will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, in the Providence Room of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Solomons. Auditions are for cast and crew. This year’s show will be an audience participation murder mystery dinner theater. Show dates will be Jan. 25 and 26 and Feb. 1 and 2. For more information, call Nita Thompson at 410-326-8272.

There will be a farmer’s market from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, at Calvert Memorial Hospital, 130 Hospital Road, Prince Frederick. For more information, call 410-535-4583, or go to calvertag.com.

Wednesday, Aug. 15

Auditions for the Alumni Players’ next production, “Friends Till the End,” will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, in the Providence Room of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Solomons. Auditions are for cast and crew. This year’s show will be an audience participation murder mystery dinner theater. Show dates will be Jan. 25 and 26 and Feb. 1 and 2. For more information, call Nita Thompson at 410-326-8272.

Thursday, Aug. 16

The Calvert Toastmasters Club will hold its next meeting at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Calvert Library Prince Frederick. The club’s mission is to provide training for public speaking and leadership. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, go to http://calvert.toastmastersclubs.org.

Back to School Family Fun Night will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at 3695 Hallowing Point Road, Suite 6, in Prince Frederick. Come and enjoy crafts, refreshments, games, resources, free school supplies, networking and more to help prepare everyone for going back to school. The event is hosted by the Tri-County Youth Services Bureau and the Family ACCESS Center. For more information, call 443-975-7357.

Boston will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Calvert Marine Museum’s PNC Waterside Pavilion. Tickets are $50 for premium seats and $40 for reserved; additional service fees apply. Tickets may be purchased by phone at 1-800-787-9454, in person at Prince Frederick Ford/Dodge or online at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

The Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum will host a Children’s Summer Fun Program from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at 4155 Mears Ave. The program includes free crafts, games and exploration of the museum and its history.

There will be a farmer’s market from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Solomons Riverwalk, north of the Solomons Pavilion. For more information, call 410-535-4583, or go to calvertag.com.

The College of Southern Maryland annual Golf Classic will start at 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at Swan Point Yacht & Country Club in Issue. For more information, call 301-934-7647, email eabell1@csmd.edu or go to www.csmd.edu/Foundation/GolfClassic.

Friday, Aug. 17The regular monthly meeting of the American Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206 will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17. All members are encouraged to attend. For more information, call 301-855-6466, or go to www.ALPost206.org.

Marc Castelli’s “The Art of the Waterman, The Simison Collection,” will be featured at Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center beginning with an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, and running through Feb. 25, 2013. This exhibit features 23 paintings by renowned Chesapeake artist Castelli on loan from the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels. Seventeen of the paintings were donated to the museum from the Diane Simison collection. The remaining images are from the artist’s personal collection.

The North Beach Friday Night Farmer’s Market and Classic Car Cruise-In will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17. For more information, call 410-257-9618, or go to northbeachmd.org.

A Poker Walk and Motor Rally will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, in Leonardtown. The event is a benefit for the Southern Maryland Vacations for Vets program hosted by the Greenwell Foundation at Greenwell State Park in Hollywood. The rally also will feature live music, food and fun. For more information, call 301-373-9775 or go to www.greenwellfoundation.org.

The River Concert Series at St. Mary’s College of Maryland will host acclaimed tenor sax musician Don Stapleson and his jazz quartet, Classical Jam, at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Woodlawn Farm in Ridge, featuring drummer Craig Silberschlag. For more information, call 301-904-2272, or go to www.chesapeakeorchestra.org.

Saturday, Aug. 18

Family Day Benefit at Serenity Farm will be from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at 6932 Serenity Farm Road in Benedict. All proceeds from the fundraiser will go toward medical bills and needs not covered by insurance for Brent Jones, a member of the Prince Frederick Volunteer Rescue Squad who was paralyzed in an ATV accident, and to Charmaine Richardson, who was paralyzed while pregnant by an aggressive driver. There will be food and drinks for sale, games for kids, a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle, face painting, horseshoe and corn hole, and a petting zoo. Admission is $25 in advance for a family of four and $5 for each additional member, and $10 for individuals; or $35 at the door for a family of four, $5 for each additional member, and $15 for individuals.

There will be a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at Calvert High School, 520 Fox Run Blvd., Prince Frederick. All proceeds benefit CHS Varsity Cheerleading. Interested vendors can set up a table for $10. Payments can be made the day of the sale. Set up will begin at CHS no earlier than 7 a.m. Anyone wishing to donate items can drop them off no later than Friday, Aug. 17. For more information, contact calvertvarsitycheer@gmail.com.

Jim Ritter & the Creole Gumbo Jazz Band will perform Dixieland jazz from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at The Westlawn Inn. There is no cover charge, but diners will have priority seating. For more information, call 410-257-0001.

Waters Memorial United Methodist Church will hold its annual Peach Festival from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at 5400 Mackall Road, St. Leonard, rain or shine. A yard sale will begin at 7 a.m. in the pavilion. Table space is available for $10 per space. Menu includes ham, barbecue and chicken salad platters for $7, hot dog platters for $5 and sandwiches for $5. Carryouts are available. Ice cream is $2 per serving, and fresh local peaches are $3 per serving. There will be a bake table as well. For more information, contact the church office at 410-586-1716.

Healing and Deliverance Community Experience of the Holy Spirit will host “Exaltation Celebration” at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at 2400 Solomons Island Road, Prince Frederick. The following groups will be in attendance: Mothers Dream, Brooks United Methodist Men’s Choir, Heavenly Sons, The Ladies of Praise, Kings of Harmony and Gospel Angels of Washington, D.C. For more information, call 410-495-8510.

A guided canoe trip will depart from Warriors Rest for a scenic tour of Parkers Creek from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18. Canoe trips are physically strenuous, requiring paddling for three hours (frequently against wind and tides) and may require participants to help carry a canoe for up to one-quarter mile over sand to access the creek. Rain date is Sunday, Aug. 19. Registration is required. Call 410-414-3400, or go to www.acltweb.org.

CalvART Gallery in Prince Frederick will host a group charity show and live auction from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, to support Project ECHO, the Arc of Southern Maryland and Calvert Hospice. Refreshments will be offered. The art show, called “Shelter,” will run Aug. 16 through Sept. 9.

Free Movie on the Beach: “50 First Dates” will start at dusk on Saturday, Aug. 18, in the Town of North Beach. For more information, call 410-257-9618, or go to www.northbeachmd.org.

The Calvert Marine Museum will host a Fossil Field Experience from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18. Join a museum educator and discover the clues found buried in the sand, telling tales of life long before humans walked the earth. Space is limited. Preregistration is required. Call 410-326-2042, ext. 41.

There will be a picnic cruise aboard the historic Wm. B. Tennison from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Calvert Marine Museum. Bring along a picnic basket and enjoy the sights and sounds while cruising on the Patuxent River. Preregistration is required; call 410-326-2042, ext. 41.

There will be a farmer’s market from 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Calvert County Fairgrounds, 140 Calvert Fair Dr., Prince Frederick. For more information, call 410-535-4583, or go to calvertag.com.

Sunday, Aug. 19Bay Community Support Services will hold a fundraising event at 6:35 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19. The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs will donate a portion of every ticket sale made through BAY-CSS for that evening’s game, to help fund BAY-CSS support services for people with disabilities in Maryland.

A Sunday Afternoons with the Pattersons Tour will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum. Point Farm was the country retreat of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Patterson. In 1983, Mrs. Patterson donated the property to the state in honor of her late husband, creating JPPM. Join others for a guided tour of this beautiful 1933 Colonial Revival brick house and gardens designed by noted female architects Gertrude Sawyer and Rose Greely.

Monday, Aug. 20If you are over 16 years-old, out of school, and need a high school diploma, the Adult Education Program can help you. Adult Education Classes, which help you prepare for the GED Test or the External Diploma Program, are offered during the day and during the evening in various sites within the county. To enroll in an Adult Education class, students must participate in an Orientation and Skills Assessment before being assigned to class. Orientation will be held on the following days at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, Appeal Elementary School, 11655 H.G. Trueman Rd in Lusby, 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 and 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at Hunting Creek Annex, 4105 Old Town Road in Huntingtown.

For more information and/or to register, please call 410-535-7382 or go on the website, http://www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/departmens/other/adulted/index.htm.

The United Way of Calvert County Golf Classic will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 20, at the Twin Shields Golf Club, 2425 Roarty Road in Dunkirk. The event features a catered award luncheon with special craft beer tasting, contest holes like long drive, closest to the pin and hole in one, a putting contest and a golfer goddie bag. All proceeds benefit UWCC. For more information, contact the event chairmen, Tom Hejl at 443-532-1980 and Bill Chambers at 410-474-0104.

Tuesday, Aug. 21The American Legion Post 206 Auxiliary meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21. All members are encouraged to attend for a very important review of the upcoming year’s budget and rules. For more information, call Clarisse Choux at 443-964-5461, or go to www.ALPost206.org.

There will be a farmer’s market from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Calvert Memorial Hospital, 130 Hospital Road, Prince Frederick. For more information, call 410-535-4583, or go to calvertag.com.

Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee will be taking applications for energy assistance from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the Calvert County Department of Social Services, located at 200 Duke St. in Prince Frederick. Applicants may bring completed applications with the required documents or complete applications on site that day. For more information, call 410-535-1010, ext. 200.

The Davidsonville Dance Club will offer lessons for eight weeks beginning Tuesday, Aug. 21. Double rhythm swing, basic I, begins at 6:30 p.m., and Argentine tango, basic II, begins at 7:45 p.m. Classes are taught by a professional instructor and are for couples only. Variations and routines are offered for experienced dancers. Cost is $60, plus a $10 membership fee for the year 2012. For more information, call 301-262-0347.